Google just turned YouTube into an AI chatbot, with a new 'Ask YouTube' feature that finds the perfect video
Date:
Tue, 19 May 2026 17:45:00 +0000
Description:
You'll soon be able to talk to YouTube using Gemini, giving you a new way to find what you're looking for.
FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Google has announced a new feature called 'Ask YouTube' This lets you ask lengthy and detailed questions when looking for a video It uses Gemini, and makes the service a bit more
like a chatbot Google I/O 2026 is now underway, and among the many announcements emerging from the California-set showcase, Google has revealed Ask YouTube a feature that adds conversational AI to the popular video streaming platform.
With Ask YouTube, rather than searching for a specific video the
old-fashioned way, you can ask complex and lengthy questions, and Gemini will serve up specific videos that it thinks best answer your query. Helpfully, you'll be sent directly to the relevant part of the videos in question, too, rather than having to skim through them. One query example given by Google was, How to teach my 3-year-old how to ride a pedal bike, they already know how to ride a balance bike? As you can see in the video below, the results delivered written answers like a typical AI chatbot , but these were accompanied by relevant YouTube videos, so you can both read and watch to get the answers youre looking for. Latest Videos From You may like I tried
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tool The idea of Ask YouTube is to make the information more digestible, and to make it easier to actually find useful videos and the relevant parts of them. Coming this summer, but only to the US (Image credit: Google) Ask YouTube is a similar idea to Ask Maps , a feature that was rolled out to Google Maps recently. Though currently, Ask Maps is only available in the US and India, and at launch, Ask YouTube will only be accessible in the US.
So, much of the world will be stuck waiting for this exciting new feature,
but if youre in the US, you should gain access to Ask YouTube sometime this summer presumably meaning sometime between June and September.
And if youre happy doing things the current way, you can always just ignore the new Ask YouTube button thats soon going to appear. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Today's best Android phone deals Contract Deals Sim Free Google Pixel 10a 36 months Unlimited mins Unlimited texts 1GB data 30 upfront 36.50 /mth View at Vodafone Ltd See all prices gift Google Pixel 10 Pro 24 months Unlimited mins Unlimited texts 100GB data 19 upfront 28.99 /mth View at Mobiles.co.uk See all prices Google Pixel 10 Pro
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